I read the Guardian interview with Brett Wigdortz, founder of Teach First, with interest – last year I trained for my own PGCE through the Teach First programme.
I had been employed in a graduate research position for over a year and realised that my heart lay not behind a desk but with people. The satisfaction I gained during my degree through working for The Honeypot Charity, which provides respite for severely vulnerable children, confirmed this. Being from a working class background with no savings to fall back on and having an inner London rent to pay, Teach First was the most practical option for me.
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